Ben Reifel playing a courting flute

This black and white photograph shows Ben Reifel sitting in a field, playing a courting flute. He has two feathers in his hair. The lower half of his body is wrapped in a blanket. A tipi can be seen in the background. The photograph was taken at the Rosebud Reservation.

Reifel was a Congressman in the United States House of Representatives. He also used to work as a clerk in John Anderson's store. The Rosebud Sioux Indian Reservation is located nine miles north of Valentine, Nebraska, in South Dakota.